Ronnie James Dio was known for popularizing the sign of the horns in heavy metal. [16] [17] He claimed his Italian grandmother used it to ward off the evil eye (which is known in Italy as malocchio). Dio began using the sign soon after joining the metal band Black Sabbath in 1979.

2021年6月18日 · It's an old Italian sign called malocchio [the evil eye], to ward off evil. His grandma, when he was about five, used to walk down to town to give his granpa lunch at the steel mill, and he'd see...

2010年5月18日 · American rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who died on Sunday, popularised a hand gesture commonly used by heavy metal fans. But what does it mean? It's a gesture commonly seen at rock concerts. The...

2021年4月21日 · But back in 1979, according to a retelling of the legend by The Florida Times-Union, Dio wanted a signal that would differentiate him from the departing Ozzy Osbourne when he replaced the singer...

2017年8月30日 · Both committed metal overlords, but which one could have raised the devil’s horns and entered the history books? Was it Dio, in a dive bar, with pint of bitter in one hand?

2023年8月10日 · Musician Ronnie James Dio is often credited with popularizing the “sign of the horns” hand gesture—a closed fist with index and pinky fingers extended—in heavy metal music. He said he learned the gesture from his grandmother, an Italian immigrant, who used it to invoke or ward off “the evil eye.”

Ronnie James Dio popularized it, but the “devil horns” gesture has a history that's as diverse as it is fascinating. Explore its evolution from cultural superstitions to metal's emblem. The “devil horns” hand gesture, a symbol now synonymous with heavy metal and hard rock, is more than just a sign of musical rebellion.

2021年6月20日 · Ronnie James Dio's widow Wendy Dio did a new interview with Rolling Stone in which she addressed Dio's famous "devil's horns" hand gesture and where it originated. She explained, "It's an old Italian sign called malocchio (the evil eye), to ward off evil . . .

2025年3月8日 · The rock and roll hand symbol gained popularity in the 1970s when Ronnie James Dio, the vocalist of Black Sabbath, began using it during performances. The gesture has roots in Italian culture, where it is known as the “Malocchio” or “evil eye,” a …

2010年7月20日 · Judging from the horned devil whipping the drowning priest on the cover of Dio's solo album, there may be a bit more to the gesture then he is letting on. Gene Simmons first introduced the gesture in 1977 on the cover of Love Gun .